Sumō Museum

Great museum, a bit small as there is only one exhibition hall but contains a vast amount of information on Sumo, the arena and the sport's history. There are some interactive exhibits too and a lot of memorabilia, really recommend it if you're nearby and if you're a sumo fan!

It's not really a museum, more of a display of photos of sumo wrestlers who have won championships and some trophies. We walked round slowly, looked at everything, and we're done in 20 minutes. We'd love to have seen more information on the history of sumo.

Great experience and history of sumo. You might even catch a few wrestlers in training going out for lunch

Attended 14th Sept'23 Tokyo Grand Sumo tournament from 10:00am to 18:00. Arrived 11:30. Watched divisional bouts. The junior bouts start at 14:30hrs, and then the seniors from 16hrs. As you can see from the photos. Japanese attend from the junior division, only died hard sumo fans attend before lunch. Oh yes lunch early. Don't wait until the lunch interval - again my mistake - because the majority of the bento boxes or good food options are already sold out!! And again don't make my mistake of opening the chicken food. Read the instructions! Often there's an external string that needs to be pulled to initiate the cooking of the food. I didn't read, opened the box then had to put it back together to cook the food. Summary worth seeing once. Next time watch on TV.

Going to the sumo was a great experience. Crowd totally into it. Great merchandise. We met a famous sumo Ozeki soon to retire! Seating is cramped and is confusing so take time to ensure you have the right seat. Snacks and drinks available.

Opening hours stated at Google Maps are not correct. The Sumo Museum is closed the whole month of September 2025 due to the upcoming tournament. No sense to come here before the tournament….

Didn't get inside due to tournament which was held there at the time but it was actually way cooler. Lots of ppl, sumo wrestlers walking on streets in traditional wear, looked like a festival to me

The museum is a bit tricky to navigate in this giant stadium, but once you find it - entrance located on the bottom floor, left doors - it is a single mass hall filled with photos, artifacts, and other information regarding the sumo life , the history and their training. There are also English captions in the interaction videos and display boards which are convenient for tourists to read. You can get a souvenir stamp too, for free, with the free admission here. There is a gift shop and washrooms nearby too. The Sumo museum is a great place to visit if you're in the area and are curious about Sumo life. There's quite a lot that I have learned here!